Tax

Salary packaging change 'hidden' in draft laws for $1k deduction

The exposure draft for the instant tax deduction contains a surprise salary packaging change with implications for...

27 April 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

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Business

Winners revealed for Rising Stars Awards 2026

Accountants Daily and principal partner Pinch are delighted to announce the winners of the second annual Rising Stars...

24 April 2026 • By Jerome Doraisamy

Business

Case involving defective trust deed offers important lessons for advisers

Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time – even controllers of discretionary trusts.

24 April 2026 • By Matthew Burgess, View Legal

Business

NZ accountant lands censure following bar fight assault charges

CA ANZ’s New Zealand branch has issued a censure to a member after he pleaded guilty to a charge of assault with...

24 April 2026 • By Emma Partis

Business

Accountants well-placed to promote culture of philanthropy, Leigh says

Minister Andrew Leigh has said that accountants are uniquely placed to help clients consider philanthropy when...

24 April 2026 • By Emma Partis

Business

Majority of NSW businesses already feeling impacts from Middle East conflict

The NSW Small Business Commissioner says 85 per cent of businesses in NSW are already experiencing impacts, including...

24 April 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Technology

The silent cost of AI efficiency: part 1

What accounting firms are losing while they’re winning.

23 April 2026 • By Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions AI

Business

RSM Australia appoints new director to WA office

RSM Australia has appointed a new director at its Western Australia office, in a move the firm says will bolster its...

23 April 2026 • By Emma Partis

Technology

Forget About Dollars: The Benefits of Local Pricing in the Cryptogame

The "Global North" has influenced the story for a long time. For years, people used the US dollar (USD) to view...

23 April 2026 • By Malana VanTyler

Business

Creditors clamping down as economic conditions tighten: Jirsch Sutherland

Rising input costs and growing transparency measures on debt are creating a tighter environment for businesses, Jirsch...

23 April 2026 • By Emma Partis

Tax

Tribunal deems restructure of plumbing business as 'dividend stripping scheme'

The Administrative Review Tribunal has upheld the Commissioner of Taxation's assessment that the restructuring of a...

23 April 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Super

For the avoidance of doubt: no, super is not an estate asset

Whether superannuation benefits are an estate asset that can be dealt with under a will, particularly when held via an...

22 April 2026 • By Matthew Burgess, View Legal

Technology

NAB report reveals AI adoption highest for SMEs in property and finance sectors

AI uptake varies across the workplace, with the property services and finance and insurance sectors being the highest...

22 April 2026 • By Carlos Tse

Regulation

Government told to cut ‘unnecessary’ regulatory costs amid Middle East war

In response to the ballooning cost of the conflict, 27 representative bodies across the business sector are demanding...

22 April 2026 • By Amelia McNamara

Business

Professional bodies welcome proposed overhaul of financial adviser requirements

Industry bodies have written in support of the government’s proposal to loosen financial adviser education...

22 April 2026 • By Emma Partis

Regulation

AML support that stays with your firm after go-live

For accounting firms, AML implementation is an important milestone. But it is only that — a milestone.

22 April 2026 • By Integrity Solve Pty Ltd

Regulation

TPB's AI guidance fails to address 'most significant compliance risk', warns...

The Tax Practitioners Board must provide further guidance on how code obligations apply to the use of AI features...

22 April 2026 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

No safe distance: the call your clients are about to make

How accountants can lead through geopolitical disruption.

21 April 2026 • By Andrew Cooke